{"product_id":"book-lovers-bench-hand-carved-oak-library-design","title":"Book Lover's Bench — Hand-Carved Oak, Library Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis bench was made for an avid reader — a fifth wedding anniversary gift from a husband to his wife, built around her own little library. We carved the backrest as a shelf of books in solid oak: a leaning stack, a rolled scroll, and an open book at the centre inviting you to read on. Along the spines we lettered some of her best-loved authors, from Jane Austen and Gabriel García Márquez to J.K. Rowling and Richard Osman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA songbird perches on one post and a carved heart sits opposite, lettered with the couple's names and the years they've shared. We kept the whole piece in natural oak tones rather than paint, with softly rounded corners — partly for the look, partly because there's a toddler in the family. It's a generous two-seater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery bench like this is designed from scratch around the person it's for — their books, their words, the details that make them smile. If you'd like a hand-carved book lover's bench of your own, whether as an anniversary gift or just because, we'd love to make one for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFinish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is supplied \u003cstrong\u003eunvarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with \u003cstrong\u003eno maintenance needed\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the \u003cstrong\u003evarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMore about the two finishes\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eOutdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"FreeRangeDesigns","offers":[{"title":"Unvarnished","offer_id":57162520428919,"sku":null,"price":2333.85,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Varnished (+£50)","offer_id":57222619922807,"sku":null,"price":2393.38,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/7673\/1729\/files\/book-lovers-bench-hand-carved-oak-01.webp?v=1781080593","url":"https:\/\/freerangingdesigns.com\/en-fr\/products\/book-lovers-bench-hand-carved-oak-library-design","provider":"FreeRangeDesigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}